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Bowel health resource pack

  • Area of Work: The ALLIANCE
  • Type: News Item
  • Published: 21st May 2025

The ALLIANCE and Scottish Government have produced several resources on bowel health, in support of the Women's Health Plan.

The bowel is a really important organ in supporting our over-all health and making sure we are well-nourished, have energy and feel healthy.

When people have issues with their bowel health, they may feel too embarrassed to get the support they need. Symptoms can have a big impact on people’s lives, but there are often small changes that they can make that can make a big difference.

To raise awareness of women’s bowel health and common bowel concerns, the ALLIANCE and the Scottish Government have produced a number of resources.

Please feel free to use and share these resources widely. We’d love to hear your feedback if they have supported better awareness raising, how you’ve used them and with whom. Email us at whp@alliance-scotland.org.uk

Taking care of your bowel health – Webinar recording

The webinar explores some lifestyle factors that can support bowel health at any age (including specific foods and diets), as well as some bowel issues that can affect women including faecal incontinence, rectal prolapse, IBS and bowel cancer.

Watch the full webinar on Youtube: Taking care of your bowel health – Women’s Health Webinar

Bowel health information and resource sheet

This information leaflet pulls together key information and resources on healthy habits and behaviours to support healthy aging, which are available online for free from various specialist organisations, including NHS Inform. Download here: https://www.alliance-scotland.org.uk/blog/resources/bowel-health-information-and-resource-sheet/

Bowel health graphic

This graphic pulls together the discussion and learning from our webinar. It was produced by Listen Think Draw. 

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